The Fight Against Disease in World Health Review
A review of health propaganda and campaigns in Permondsey and worldwide. It highlights social and medical protection for expectant mothers, leprosy work by the Mission to Lepers in London, findings from a Calcutta conference in 1920, and eight major venereal disease control measures in the United States emphasizing education over repression.
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Menrietta Street
London
Calcutta
Willand F. Snow
American Social Hygiens Association
United States
J. M. Coonan
Bermondsey
Shores of Heligoland Erode as Sea Gains Ground
Erosion from the sea steadily eats Heligoland shoreline with large rock slips. A 3 008 cubic yard section plunged into the sea amid a roaring break. A Berlin banker’s villa and nearby structures are imperiled while a public road along the cliffs is closed due to crevices.
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Heligoland
Berlin
Of Honorable Lineage Life of Horse Saved by Unusual Circumstances
Riley County Kansas boasts a horse eligible for Sons of the American Revolution membership after veterinarians at Kansas State Agricultural College in Manhattan proposed euthanasia for an incurable foot disease. The farmer resisted, citing his grandfather’s role as a War of the Revolution major who rode a horse ancestor, preserving the animal until now. The horse retires in the hospital.
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Riley County
Kansas
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Leavenheath Windmills Demolished After Two Centuries
An Essex landmark near the Cot theater to Sudbury road, the Leavenheath windmills, stood for about 200 years before demolition. Measurements noted sail height around six feet from the ground, and a two feet spread of salt remained. Inside the top behind the sails lay a weedwork wheel intact.
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Leavenheath
Essex
Cottheater
Sudbury
Lace Makers On Bead Street Shut After 18th Century Firm Folds
The elds aristocracy can no longer afford hand made lace. A famed Bead Street lace firm has closed its doors after centuries. Once supplied London with lace car rugs and other items, the now defunct firm was founded in the eighteenth century.
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Cimeern
Bead Street
Walking for health praised by Lord Mayor of London
Sir Alfred Bower, Lord Mayor of London, advocates walking as the best natural exercise. He says people can walk four or five miles daily, noting overeating hinders but exercise restores health and follows natural laws. He targets city men while acknowledging farmers may need less walking after long work.
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London
Alfred Bower
Arid Desert Yields Fertilizer Riches From Barren Lands
The nitrates of the Atacama region support a vast industry despite near zero rainfall. Despite deserts with no crops, 3200000 dollars invested, 56 000 workers, and 170 mines drive a global fertilizer supply. Water must be piped in from distant sources, emphasizing the extreme geography of nitrate production.
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Initrate
Eat Sparingly Hosts of Americans Live Too Well
A Boston Transcript reflection argues that excessive eating harms health and business life. It notes long‑working men favor simple diets and moderation, contrasting past ideals with current indulgence and aging workers still in harness.
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Boston Transcript
Working Only One Hour
A historical note discusses a man claiming to lay 79 bricks in one hour, arguing that such speed is extraordinary yet conceivable for a moment. It explains the intense physical effort required, imagining lifting bricks, handling mortar, and placing each brick at high speed for a single hour.
Not For Him Mulligan On Death Bed
Not For Him Mulligan lies on his death bed as Mrs Mulligan sits by his side offering comfort. He mentions a smell of roast pork and asks if there is anything she can do before they pass. She apologizes and explains the pork roast is saved for the wake.
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Margaret
Mike
Thousands in Prison Refuse Pardon And Stay Inside
The New Orleans Item reports a prisoner of 34 years who, fearing life outside, declines a pardon. He feels homeless and unable to compete, choosing confinement as solace and protection. He joins others with restricted minds who fear new visions and cling to familiar limits.
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New Orleans
Drudging in British Ports A Coal Recovery Trade
In English ports a quirky industry called drudging involves the drudger using long poles called hitchers to salvage coal during ship coaling. A fleet of small broad-beamed boats works near waterside coal activity, recovering spilled coal from mud and selling it to households. The craft is skilled and passed down through families.
Birds Observed From Air Planes Challenge Myths
Hugo Weigold of the Hanover provincial museum notes air studies have corrected misconceptions about birds in flight. Pilots report birds rarely above 12,009 feet and most under 1,000 feet in altitude. The blue throat’s claimed 200 mph wing speed is limited to about 25 mph. Slow airframes hinder observations.
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Hugo Weigold
Hanover Provincial Museum
Eight German Ships Raised From Scapa Flow Salvage Progress
In June 1919 eight German boats salvaged from Scapa Flow are brought to the surface, covered in seaweed and barnacles, moved to shipyards for breaking up, with plans to begin raising the 25,000 ton HMS Hindenburg next year by the salvage firm.
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Scapa Flow
Merchantable Wheat Quality Figures For 1924 Harvest
Crop correspondents report 1924 total wheat yield of 262,097,000 bushels with 95 percent merchantable quality equal to 250,096,000 bushels. Last year 96 percent or 474,199,000 of 494,804,000 bushels were merchantable.
Mould in Butter Storage Prompt Full Investigation
A Dominion bulletin warns mould contamination in butter storage and milk fat after pasteurization fails to remove spores. Causes include mould in wood, pumps, boxes, parchment, salt, water supply, and storage areas. Recommendations call for daily cleaning of vats pipes and churns, pasteurization of cream, dry clean boxes and rooms, dry salt storage, sterile wash water, and regular lighting ventilation and yearly paint.
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Dominion Department of Art Culture
Dean Inge Calls Divorce a Dark Stain on America
The Very Rev William Ralph Inge speaking at Yale Divinity School said US divorce statistics are a dark stain on a civilized country He also blamed betting and gambling as England’s most serious social evils and criticized marriage as losing permanence to passion.
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William Ralph Inge
Yale Divinity School
America
England
Extraordinary unofficial club near Bond Street described
A London tavern described as a world wanderers meeting place near Bond Street hosts travelers from Siam Kenya Brazil the Northwest Frontier South Africa Borneo the Sudan and the Philippine Islands. The hostess greets all and keeps a unique visitors book with addresses listing distant places.
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Bond Street
London
Siam
Kenya
Brazil
Northwest Frontier
South Africa
Borneo
Sudan
Philippine Islands
Ishmael
The Mayas of Yucatan Still Work in Henequen Regions
National Geographic notes Mayas of Yucatan continue labor on henequen plantations in Yucatan, with Men in fields and women at home. It extols cleanliness with a claim each Maya bathes daily. The piece also cites a harsh colonial rule allowing spousal abuse unless a tub of water is ready.
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Yucatan
Sam¢É
National Geographic Magazine
Saya
Ign
The World's Power House North America as Civilization Engine
The piece credits North America with teaching the world to manufacture and advance mass production publicity and industrial science. It argues North American brains shaped three major eras Abraham Lincoln Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson and posits Europe’s loss of creative force while North America remains the world’s powering engine.
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North America
North American
Abraham Lincoln
Caesar
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Europe
Vancouver
Suan
Morality as the mechanics of rightness
A Dearborn Independent piece argues that rightness in attitude and method governs all relations, equating morality with precise social mechanics. It stresses that morality is the science of right relations and essential for society to function efficiently.
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Dearborn
British Columbia Mineral Output Surges in 1924
Official figures show British Columbia produced minerals worth 48 621 097 dollars in 1924, up 7 316 777 dollars or 17.6 percent from 1923. Placer gold 21 037 ounces, lode gold 233 142 ounces, silver 8 341 169 ounces, copper 64 847 393 pounds, lead 170 384 481 pounds, zinc 79 136 970 pounds.
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British Columbia
Oregon School Creates Course in Automobile Dodging
An Oregon school has introduced a new course focused on automobile dodging training. The program targets driver safety and evasive maneuver skills to reduce collision risks and improve roadway awareness.
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A. School
Oregon
Rope Making From Bulrushes In Ancient Times
A historical note explains that three thousand years ago people made rope from bulrushes, illustrating early fiber work and technology. The remark highlights ancient practices in material culture and everyday utility of plant fibers.
Ancient Glass Found Across Civilizations
The text notes Syrians invented glass by 1150 B C, Egyptians credited with early discovery, Romans using glass in Tiberius era, and Pompeii ruins around 79 A D show glass windows among the wealthy, indicating broad use.
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Syria
Rome
Tiberius
Pompeii
Vesaugius
Bay of
Naples
Radio duet from Johannesburg synchronizes 40 miles apart
A violinist in the broadcasting station study and a pianist 40 miles away performed a synchronized radio piano violin duet. Both used crystal-set headphones and heard the other despite the 40 mile distance.
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Johannesburg
Timely Homes Rise With Full Conveniences But Rent Lags
Builders promise homes with modern comforts and complete amenities yet acknowledge rent remains high. The project emphasizes convenience and design while focusing on affordable housing challenges for potential buyers and renters.
Nutmeg Tree Widely Used In Tropics And Medicines
The nutmeg tree yields 1 008 to 10 000 nuts yearly and all parts of the fruit are used. In Singapore husks are salted and sold to quench thirst while a husk preserve is made. Nutmeg butter from the fat treats rheumatism and myristicin gives narcotic properties. Cases of poisoning from chewing a single nutmeg have been recorded.
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Singapore
The Friend Of Man Dog Is Always Faithful
The dog is described as man’s faithful companion through good times and bad. It will give unquestioning affection to a well treated owner and mourns him after death. Faithful as a dog is a common saying and dogs bring comfort to sorrowful people.
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Bill Sykes
Ferdinand
Mercury the Smallest Planet Near the Sun
Mercury is the smallest planet and the closest to the sun. Its proximity makes it hard to observe without aid. It averages about 36 million miles from the sun, compared with Earth's 94 million miles, and measures roughly 3,900 miles across. Its mass is about one eighteenth that of Earth.
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Mercury
Auction by Candle Still Practiced in England
The article describes an old English auction custom using a candle with a pin near its top. Bidding begins as the candle burns down and the bidder whose bid finishes the flame wins the item.
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England
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